Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan are training partners in Portland, Ore. This week they are in London together as two-thirds of the U.S. women’s marathon team at the Summer Olympics. Their race is 5 a.m. (CDT) Sunday, live on NBC. Their story in Monday’s News Tribune is here.

Yes, Minnesota Duluth’s roster for 2012-13 is on the school web site here and radio voice Bruce Ciskie has what you may call preliminary line combinations and some preseason musings here.

Shane Frederick of the Mankato Free Press has an update of new Minnesota State-Mankato coach Mike Hastings retaining Troy Jutting assistants Darren Blue and Todd Knott in story here.

U.S. College Hockey Online talked with Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky in the wake of a scandal here and College Hockey News also has some thoughts on the subject here and first-year coach Gadowsky had an official statement here.

Todd Milewski of College Hockey News has an update on Frozen Four sites and face shields here.

Chris Peters of the United States of Hockey looks at the CHL vs. NCAA Recruiting Battle here.

The UMD women have announced an eight-member freshman class for 2012-13 here.

Kara Goucher talks about the inspiration she received early in her competitive life, from her sisters, is a story here.

Training partners Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan of Portland, Ore., are less than a month from the Olympic women’s marathon on Aug. 5 in London, and are receiving some notice with the national press.

The New York Times and Google+ are putting Olympians in touch with readers electronically in an interview format called a Hangout. Flanagan was featured last week and the video is here.

Goucher will be on live at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Hangouts are Google+’s video chat service that can host up to 10 people and can be be broadcast live through the “On Air” feature. Fans can watch the Hangout and submit questions for the interview through link here.

Beofre the Olympic Trials in January, Flotrack talked with Goucher for some candid video comments here.

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III was presented a 2012 ESPY as best collegiate male athlete Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Minnesota Duluth center Jack Connolly was also a nominee. A link to all of the award winners is here.

The Winnipeg Free Press caught up with forward Tim Stapleton on his choice to sign with HC Dinamo-Minsk in Minsk, Belarus, in the KHL league. The story is here.

The Minnesota Gophers have a press release on junior forward Nick Bjugstad choosing to remain in school here.

The Omaha World-Herald has an update on Nebraska-Omaha sophomore goalie Ryan Massa deciding to sit out a season in a story here.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has an update on re-signing winger Jamie Langenbrunner here.

Minnesota Hockey Hub talked with Cloquet-Esko-Carlton star Karson Kuhlman for a story here.

The Bangor (Maine) Daily News has a story on former UMD center Grant Standbrook of Winnipeg being chosen for the Manitoba Hall of Fame here.